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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll be honest with you. I just found that

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Speaker 3: Next question Evan Lazarre.

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Speaker 4: Hey, coach, thanks for doing this. I just wanted to

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Speaker 4: ask you. It seems like you guys have been getting

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Speaker 2: I think we get that, You're right, I think in

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Speaker 2: that's something that we have to improve upon but you know,

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Speaker 2: we see that a lot. You know, a lot of

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Speaker 4: Great. And just like with the play actions in general,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, sometimes you know, every year is different, you know,

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Speaker 2: Last Sunday was it was decent, but sometimes whether it

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Speaker 5: Hey Bill, when you look back at the Chiefs game,

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Speaker 5: what were the main differences between the first half when

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Speaker 5: you guys are moving the ball and the second half.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, look, I think we came out and

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Speaker 2: and made some decent plays. Little inconsistent, but made some

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Speaker 2: Were trying to go faster there. We didn't get it done.

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Speaker 2: I think everybody's got to be ready to play, especially

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Speaker 2: I think our players are weathered, no pun intended, they're

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Speaker 2: weathered for for poor weather because of how we do that,

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Speaker 2: how we practice, and we're ready to play in those elements.

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Speaker 2: And you know, whether it's ball handling or kicking or

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Speaker 2: throwing or you know, having to get your feet and

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Speaker 2: the ground underneath you to make a tackle, whatever it is,

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Speaker 2: we're ready for that because of how we practice in

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Speaker 2: those elements over the years. Thank you, yep, thank you